Stone Stochasticity Project - HiFi+LoFi Mixtape

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  1. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

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    A beer that pays homage to a centuries-old tradition of combining new beer with aged “stock ales.” Freshly brewed beers of the day often were very smoky and bitter tasting, and were blended with older beer that had mellowed with age to produce more drinkable libations. This modern brew will showcase our brewers’ talents by blending a stock ale aged more than three months in oak foudres (large wooden fermentation vessels) with a fresh version of the same beer to create a perfect harmony spanning end to end on the taste spectrum.

    05/04/2015
    starts shipping to distributors

    05/18/2015
    public national release date

    Stats: 8.8% ABV / 70 IBUs

    Style: Strong ale blend

    Availability: Limited 22-oz bottles and draft

    Distribution: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA and Puerto Rico

    International Distribution:
    Australia; Alberta and British Columbia, Canada; Japan; Singapore and United Kingdom

    http://www.stochasticity.com/beers/hifilofi-mixtape
     
    #1 BottleCaps80, May 18, 2015
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  2. basics

    basics Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 North Carolina

    Well we know Stone can make a good strong ale so I'll definitely be trying this. But holy crap, what a terrible name/theme. So corny.
     
    #2 basics, May 18, 2015
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  3. crazycatcouple

    crazycatcouple Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2015 Arizona

    somehow i get the feeling that "youtube playlists beer" didn't sound as exciting, albeit a bit more relative to today's generation.



    edit: despite the borderline hipster name, i can't wait to try this bad boy.
     
    #3 crazycatcouple, May 19, 2015
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  4. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Looks like it'll be a blend of 3+ months barrel-aged Arrogant Bastard with fresh Arrogant Bastard.
     
    #4 BMBCLT, May 19, 2015
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  5. are_doubleyou

    are_doubleyou Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2014 Illinois

    Sounds delicious. Now I want to get some oak aged and regular bastard, mix the two myself and see how they compare with this.
     
    #5 are_doubleyou, May 19, 2015
  6. Hoppedelic

    Hoppedelic Savant (1,065) Dec 6, 2010 California
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    Why do you think that? It says the hops used are Apollo, UK Target and Willamette. That doesn't sound like Arrogant Bastard. Also the two beers blended are different, one brewed at at a higher gravity the other at a lower gravity hence the name.
     
    #6 Hoppedelic, May 19, 2015
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  7. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Because of the label and the description.
     
    #7 BMBCLT, May 19, 2015
  8. Prince_Casual

    Prince_Casual Savant (1,236) Nov 3, 2012 District of Columbia
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    We like to post opinions and/or stuff we completely just invented in our mind, as fact, on this site.
     
    #8 Prince_Casual, May 19, 2015
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  9. Hoppedelic

    Hoppedelic Savant (1,065) Dec 6, 2010 California
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    It doesn't say that on the label or in the description.
     
    #9 Hoppedelic, May 19, 2015
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  10. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I highly doubt that, especially now that barrel aged AB is available.
     
    #10 UCLABrewN84, May 19, 2015
  11. rolltide8425

    rolltide8425 Pooh-Bah (2,470) Feb 18, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    The label has the Arrogant Bastard logo, and the description says they are blending aged and fresh versions of the same beer.
     
    #11 rolltide8425, May 19, 2015
  12. Hoppedelic

    Hoppedelic Savant (1,065) Dec 6, 2010 California
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    That's the Stone Brewing Gargoyle logo not specific to Arrogant Bastard.
     
    #12 Hoppedelic, May 19, 2015
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  13. Prince_Casual

    Prince_Casual Savant (1,236) Nov 3, 2012 District of Columbia
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    This sounds awesome btw. NC Old Stock did nothing for me for years, and then boom I got IT. FW dba also has become available in VA recently and is so excellent. If there's an oxidized component to the lo fi and that stone dry hop bite to the HI, this will definitely take me to the place.
     
    #13 Prince_Casual, May 19, 2015
  14. Prince_Casual

    Prince_Casual Savant (1,236) Nov 3, 2012 District of Columbia
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    You clearly didn't watch the video. You can watch it now and say you did, but you didn't before you posted.
     
    #14 Prince_Casual, May 19, 2015
  15. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    I just wanted to say I am excited to try this beer. No offense to anyone intended.
     
    #15 cherche, May 19, 2015
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  16. DannyS

    DannyS Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2007 New York

    There's a 'straight fire' joke in all this somewhere.
     
    #16 DannyS, May 19, 2015
  17. brandonwnw

    brandonwnw Zealot (591) May 8, 2013 Washington

    Didn't they just used to call this angry bastard?
     
    #17 brandonwnw, May 19, 2015
  18. rolltide8425

    rolltide8425 Pooh-Bah (2,470) Feb 18, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah I miswrote that. It's just makes one think this could be Bastard-esque because the Gargoyle appears very prominently on all the Bastard varieties.
     
    #18 rolltide8425, May 20, 2015
  19. rolltide8425

    rolltide8425 Pooh-Bah (2,470) Feb 18, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    You're correct, I did not watch the video but I read the label.
     
    #19 rolltide8425, May 20, 2015
  20. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    Damn, when I hear Mitch Steele talking about beer it just gets me excited. I had little interested in the beer until I watched the video and heard Mitch talking about it. Mitch could make a pilsner sound sexy.

    Added bonus I can probably pick this up for less then the msrp at Costco, hate the game not the player.
     
    #20 GetMeAnIPA, May 20, 2015
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